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Fishermen split by reef predator reportThursday, May 11, 2017
The surest way to secure Bermuda’s reef fishing industry is to impose further restrictions and a ban on the sale of certain species according to lifelong fisherman Alan Card.
Rescue plan could stress out turtles
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
A plan to relocate sea turtles in advance of the America’s Cup has sparked concerns from environmentalists about the impact on the animals’ health.
Greenrock On Relocation Plan For Sea Turtles
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
“Greenrock was surprised by the announcement to capture and relocate sea turtles from the Great Sound for May and June, it is certainly an interesting initiative, and one that raises some questions for consideration,” Greenrock Executive Director Jonathan Starling said.
Great Sound turtles ‘moving home’ for Cup
Monday, May 08, 2017
Sea turtles are being temporarily relocated from the Great Sound to keep them out of harm’s way during the America’s Cup.
Sea Turtles Being ‘Temporarily Relocated’
Sunday, May 07, 2017
[Updated] In “anticipation of intense boating activity in the Great Sound,” the America’s Cup Bermuda is “coordinating a temporary sea turtle relocation project,” in which “sea turtles will be netted based on methods used successfully for turtle tagging operations and temporarily relocated inside a purpose-built ocean enclosure” near the Aquarium in Flatts.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
Sarah Lagan
Writer/Sub-editor
FRIDAY, OCT. 5: The Western Atlantic’s leading authorities on lionfish management are to run a two-day workshop with some of the island’s key environmental figures next week.
Lad Akins, Director of Special Projects for the Florida-based Reef Environmetal Education Foundation (REEF), and Dr James Morris, an ecologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share their expert knowledge and help to devise a concrete plan to manage the invasive species that threaten our reefs and fishstocks.
The Ocean Support Foundation, led by Triangle Diving owner Graham Maddocks, invited a diverse group of organizations and governement departments to sit in on the workshops and help to brainstorm ideas.
The outcome of the workshops will be presented to a public audience next Wednesday at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo.
Groups involved in the workshops include the Department of Environmental Protection; Conservation Services; the Commercial Fisheries Council; the Marine Resources Board; the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, the Bermuda National Trust; the Department of Tourism and representatives from various dive centres.
There will be some 30 representatives from across these various groups and filmmaker Robert Zuill will be recording all sessions.
James Gleason of the Ocean Support Foundation told the Bermuda Sun: “We are really excited about the level of international support we are getting for Bermuda. Lad has been focusing on the lionfish invasion since 2006 — he has been extremely involved in research from trapping to tagging to spearing to doing necropsies. James has a great deal of expertise in invasive species and marine aquaculture. They have both been working with different jurisdictions to help them to develop a control plan.
“They still have a lot of questions but they have done a lot of research that they can tell us about.”
As well as presenting the outcome of the workshops at the public event on Wednesday evening, Dr Morris will chronicle the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean while Mr Akins will talk about how citizen volunteers are having an impact on helping the solution.
• Tickets are free for the evening event but are limited. They are on a first come, first served basis and must be reserved in advance by emailing: lionfish@oceansupport.org. Tickets should be picked up at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo in advance. Ticket holders will be notified by email when tickets will be available for pick up. The presentation is on Wednesday, October 10. Doors open at 6:30pm and the presentation starts at 7pm. It is expected to last for two hours.